STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Under the blistering sun on the playground of Project Hospitality, St. George, 140 people gathered yesterday for a slice of pizza and A Slice of Hope.

A Slice of Hope Foundation, founded by Obaid Kadwani of Manhattan, creates memorable experiences in homeless shelters and kitchens through pizza parties with live music.

This week, through Sunday, the foundation is traveling around the country making moments of joy for those in need.

“A Slice of Hope has always been about unifying people and letting other organizations also participate in furthering their missions. Really, it’s a celebration of the good in all of us, a celebration of everybody feeling the power we have in us to make your world a slightly better place,” said Kadwani.

As 80 children and 60 adults partook of the alfresco lunch, they had the opportunity to enjoy live music, a magician, a Justin Bieber impersonator and Olympian Marcus Browne.

The boxer works with the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation to help keep kids on the straight and narrow.

“The kids are my major focus point because they are our future, of course, and just to put a smile on a kid’s face, that’s a good feeling,” said Browne.

Young adults with the Staten Island Youth Justice Center helped to serve the pizza. Many have rebounded from run-ins with the law to seize the opportunity to turn their lives around.

“Our kids are all about being in the community in a positive way; we want our kids to be seen as part of the solution not just part of the problem,” said Dana Rachlin of the Staten Island Youth Justice Center.